Pokémon: Master System.

After hearing these words, the man in the tiger-face mask lowered his head and fell silent, but his hand reached to his waist and released his Pokémon, clearly not wanting to be captured: "Go, Empoleon, use Water Jet!"

Nabo, a near-King level powerhouse?

They dare to cause trouble like this? Are they crazy?

"Since that's the case, don't blame me." The smiling masked man's voice rang out, devoid of any emotion: "Azure Flame Blade Demon, Regret Sword."

As the smiling masked man's voice rang out, a shadowy figure flashed by, a purple flame streaked past, and with a swift movement, a sword struck down, knocking back the Emperor Nabo before him.

What a powerful Azure Flame Blade Demon!

This is a Azure Flame Blade Demon with near-champion-level strength.

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"boom!"

In the blink of an eye, Azure Flame Blade Demon appeared in front of Emperor Naboo, slashing with both swords and delivering a series of attacks that knocked Emperor Naboo down.

"If you want to die, you can continue to attack."

"Take out the chips and the money-grubbing coin and hand them to his opponent. Take him away."

"Sorry to disturb you all, the betting continues."

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"Hey, stop looking! I've spotted a target." Helen said excitedly when she saw Xia Yu still staring blankly.

"Who?" Xia Yu asked, frowning.

"See that woman?" Helen said to a woman in the card area. "Her name is Chi Hanxiao. Her grandfather was a former champion in China, and her family is very wealthy. Although she doesn't have many Money-Gathering Coins, she has a lot of chips."

“Many people have their eyes on her. If we pull off this heist, we can make a lot of money.”

Helen was after Chi Hanxiao's money, but Xia Yu was interested in Chi Hanxiao himself.

Just by looking at their names, you can tell that Chi Hanxiao and Chi Hanqing are obviously sisters, and the fact that they are related to the elder Chi family also fits the description.

But why had he never heard of Chi Hanqing having a younger sister or older sister?

"Go and have a look."

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Chapter 374 Gambling

Xia Yu and Helen walked into the card area, their eyes landing on the most conspicuous large round table.

The large round table was surrounded by a large crowd of onlookers, and the high stakes attracted the attention of many.

Although there were many onlookers, only Fukuyama, Chi Hanxiao, and two men and one woman actually participated in the gambling.

The five players were playing the classic Texas Hold'em game, and of course, there were certain requirements for participating in such a game.

Each person must have at least 50 chips.

The group had just finished a game, and unsurprisingly, the foolish and rich Chi Hanxiao lost again.

Upon closer inspection, Fu Shan had the most chips on his table and had won the most, while Chi Hanxiao also had a lot of chips, but had clearly already lost a significant amount.

"Can we add one more person?" Xia Yu's words immediately attracted the attention of the others.

“Of course, as long as you have enough chips,” Fukuyama said with a smile. “Our betting requires at least 50 chips to participate.”

Xia Yu didn't say anything, but simply placed his chips and the coins from the Money-Gathering Spirit on the table: "There should be more than 50 here."

"Of course. Anyone else want to participate?" Fukuyama glanced at Xia Yu, a slight smile playing on his lips beneath his grimacing expression.

"Let's get started then."

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Xia Yu sat at the card table and joined in the gambling.

To be honest, he didn't really understand Texas Hold'em, and his attention wasn't entirely on the game; he was more focused on observing the other people at the table.

This caused Xia Yu's chips to decrease continuously, but Xia Yu was not in a hurry at all. You know, Texas Hold'em is not like other gambling games. As long as Xia Yu doesn't call, he can play for quite a long time.

He is now patiently waiting for an opportunity, a suitable opportunity.

He will go all out as soon as he gets the chance to play a card against an antagonist.

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After several more rounds, Xia Yu's chips dwindled even further.

He had been having bad luck in these few rounds and didn't get any good cards, but he deliberately followed the lead a few times, his purpose being to "feed the pig" (i.e., to make money).

Although he lost more, it was obvious to everyone else present that Xia Yu's card skills were really not very good.

This is exactly what Xia Yu wanted to achieve. You see, Texas Hold'em isn't about playing cards; it's about human nature.

Only by feeding these greedy opponents at the table, and fattening them up, can we slaughter them more ruthlessly at crucial moments.

Moreover, as long as you don't leave the table, you always have a chance to turn things around, no matter how much you lose.

"You don't know Texas Hold'em?" Xia Yu wasn't in a hurry, but Helen behind him was getting more and more anxious as she watched her chips dwindle.

"I know a little," Xia Yu replied honestly.

"Why don't we go back to the dice area? You're not suited for the card area, and besides, Fukuyama is at this table." Helen was extremely anxious and wished she could get Xia Yu up so she could play herself. She whispered in Xia Yu's ear.

"Just watch quietly." Xia Yu turned to look at Helen, his voice indifferent: "If you don't want to cooperate, you can just take your money-gathering coin and leave."

"You... this is all money. Be careful." Helen was genuinely worried about the money, but she was even less confident about gambling alone.

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"Number six."

"Number six."

"Number six. It's your turn to place your bet."

It wasn't until the dealer called out twice that Xia Yu realized it was his turn to place a bet this round.

"Sorry, two chips."

After two chips were thrown out, the dealer began dealing the cards.

Xia Yu glanced at the card table and his eyes lit up. He had finally gotten the cards he wanted, but he remained expressionless.

Xia Yu's hand consists of the 3 of clubs and the 5 of spades.

Fukuyama's hand consists of the 2 of hearts and the 6 of spades.

Chi Hanxiao's hand consists of the 10 of spades and the 10 of clubs.

The remaining man and woman also had decent hands: the Queen of Diamonds and the Jack of Hearts, and the Queen of Hearts and the King of Spades, respectively.

Although Xia Yu's face-up card is the lowest, the next three community cards to be revealed will be the Ace of Hearts, the 10 of Hearts, and the 4 of Clubs.

In this way, Chi Hanxiao's hand can form three 10s, while the remaining man and woman have 10JQA and 10QKA, respectively, both of which can pursue a straight.

Apart from Fukuyama having a very low chance of winning, everyone else has a chance to win, and only in such a game would the others place heavy bets.

It's most likely to entice everyone to place heavy bets and go all in when both sides have very strong hands.

Otherwise, even if Xia Yu gets a straight flush, it won't matter if others fold with low cards.

This is the nemesis that Xia Yu has been waiting for.

Fukuyama glanced at the cards on the table, then folded and quit the game.

Only four people remained at the table.

All four players chose to call in the first round.

Seeing that four people had called, the dealer continued to deal cards, and the three community cards dealt were the Ace of Hearts, 10 of Hearts, and 4 of Clubs that Xia Yu had seen.

The four had different expressions. Among them, Chi Hanxiao, who got three 10s, was the most excited, but she kept a calm expression on her face and hid her emotions.

The other two were also slightly excited, because judging from the cards they had, their chances of winning were quite good. If they could get a J or a K in the last two cards, they could win with a straight flush of 10, J, Q, K, A!

On the contrary, among the group, Xia Yu had the lowest chance of winning. Although he had already formed an A, 3, 4, 5, if he played another 2, he could form a straight of A2345, but there was still a chance that he would lose to the other couple.

However, Xia Yu has his own cheating abilities, and the unknown outcome of the bet is inevitable for him.

Xia Yu used the system's ability to see that the next two cards were a 2 and an 8.

It's obvious he'll win.

This round will be his chance to turn things around, and in a game where everyone has a good hand, it's easy to become rich overnight.

Sometimes, a comeback only takes one game; it's time to slaughter the fattened pig.

However, Xia Yu was slightly disappointed that the old fox Fukuyama had escaped early on.

Four people are enough. As long as he wins this round and takes all the other people's chips, he'll be guaranteed a spot in the second round.

Xia Yu glanced at the crowd in front of him and immediately chose to raise the stakes again, throwing out eight chips in one go.

Xia Yu's actions caused everyone present to frown slightly, analyzing Xia Yu's hand.

The couple, in particular, were constantly calculating their cards, trying to guess Xia Yu's hidden cards.